The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22
CONFESSIONS" BY YOUNG STAIN.
Some of His Stories Are Worthy of
Adjoining Dime Novel


Adjoining Dime Novel.
Nee YorLs Tribune Special from Boston
1t may not be possible to fasten upon
Stain and his gang the murder of Cashier
Barron of the Dexter Bank, but there is
already enough known about them to send
them probably to prison for life, if not to
the gallows. 1t is charged that at least six
murders and as many big robberies com
mtted during the last fourteen years can be
traced to these men.
About fourteen years ago farmer named
Messenger, i'll Norfolk. Mass, was found
murdered in his house, and about 81 800 in
money was missing. Stains gang was liv-
ing about twelve miles from Messengers
house Young Stain, who has confessed to
Sheriff Mitchell his share in a good many
crimes, says that one morning he, his
father, and Cromwell went to NorfolY,
where the old man Messenger was known
to have come into the possession of a large
sum OF money. They arrived in Norfolk
late in the evening. Young Stain drove
the horses and remained with them while
the Other two went on foot to the house of
Messenger They returned not long after,
bringing small bag which contained the
money They divided the booty in the
wagon. They said they did not get as much
as they expected, but Stains share was
told him they did not kill Messenger, but
that he would probably die.
Sheriff Mitchell says the murdererS got
into the house while Messengers wife and
daughter were absent, and found him in
bed He refused to tell where his money
was hid, whereupon they beat him terribly,
gagged him and bound him with rope to
the bed They then searched the house, and
at last found about $500. There was $500
more secreted in an old clock but the rob
bers failed to find it. The detectives who
worked on the case noticed at the time that
the knots were evidently tied by sailor, as
in the case of Barron, at Dexter
Sheriff Mitchell relates horrible story
about Cromwell and the elder Stain Young
Stain says that farmer named Steele, of
Medfield was picked out by the gang as
good subject to work upon They deter
mined to secure Steele's farm, which adj
Joined one owned by Stain. Cromwell and
young Stain went to Steele's place one day.
taking with them a bottle OF whiSkey, in
which had been put heavy dose of arsenic.
When they reached Steele's house they en-
gagged the old man i'll conversation and
offered him a drink of the poisoned whisky
which he took, and died soon after 1t was
part of the scheme that young Stain should
marry Steele's daughter, live with her
little while, and then kill her and secure tie
farm; but the young man refused to carry
ont his part of the plot, and 50 it fell
through
Another murder was committed i'll a SINH
lar manner. A man named Hammond
owned farm adjoining Stains, which the
latter coveted. Stain determined to muir
der him. The gang went to his place with
poisoned whisky and found the farmer busy
in his barn handling an ugly bull. The
animal pinned Hammond to the barn, but
did not mjure him The poisoned whisky
was administered and Hammond died The
gang made it appear that the bull had in
fljctel injuries which caused the farmers
death. Stain failed, however, to get posses
sion of the farm.
ABOUT 1000 men will be at work in the Brook
Ign navy yard by the last of October